US Navy – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:01:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png US Navy – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Maritime operation challenges ‘excessive’ Venezuela claims: US Navy https://onvenezuela.com/maritime-operation-challenges-excessive-venezuela-claims-us-navy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maritime-operation-challenges-excessive-venezuela-claims-us-navy Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:00:01 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=5869

Southern Command claimed the US’s access to international waters is vital for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, anti-trafficking and regional cooperation. The ship claimed in communication with Venezuelan authorities that it was carrying out “patrol operations against drug trafficking,” the foreign ministry statement said. Full Text-> Yahoo!News

]]> US Navy carries out second ‘freedom of navigation’ op off Venezuela coast https://onvenezuela.com/us-navy-carries-out-second-freedom-of-navigation-op-off-venezuela-coast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-navy-carries-out-second-freedom-of-navigation-op-off-venezuela-coast Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:52:01 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4489

“Today, the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) challenged Venezuela’s excessive maritime claim in international waters during a successful freedom of navigation operation in the Caribbean Sea,” US Southern Command said in a statement. Full Text-> Yahoo!News

]]> USS Nitze sails into contested waters off coast of Venezuela https://onvenezuela.com/uss-nitze-sails-into-contested-waters-off-coast-of-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uss-nitze-sails-into-contested-waters-off-coast-of-venezuela Wed, 24 Jun 2020 13:26:42 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4091

 The USS Nitze sailed into contested waters off the coast of Venezuela Tuesday in what the Navy describes as a “freedom of navigation operation” contesting “an excessive maritime claim” by Venezuela. By Christen McCurdy. Full Text -> UPI

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